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Andrea De Lione
17th Century by Andrea De Lione Venus and Adonis Oil on canvas

17th Century

$125,519
£93,472.50
€105,600
CA$173,295.93
A$192,124.16
CHF 100,968.74
MX$2,351,284.63
NOK 1,260,996.93
SEK 1,183,571.79
DKK 804,003.20

About the Item

Andrea De Lione (Naples, Italy, 1610-1685) Title: Venus and Adonis Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 78 x 102 – with frame 103 x 129 x 6.5 cm Signed on the ruined architectural element “Andrea D Lyon F.” Provenance: Rome (Italy), Lanfranchi-Moffo collection; New York (USA), Lanfranchi collection; Milan (Italy), Leonardo Mondadori collection; Finarte, Milan (Italy), 21st April 1988, lot 83. Exhibitions: London, Royal Academy of Arts, “Painting in Naples from Caravaggio to Luca Giordano”, London, October-December 1982, n.2. Literature: La pittura napoletana dal naturalismo al barocco. La natura morta a Napoli nel Sei e Settecento, in storia di Napoli, by R. Causa, Napoli-Cava dei Tirreni 1972, vol. II, pp. 915-994, fig. 355; Pittori di paesaggio del Seicento a Roma, II, 3 voll., Roma 1977, pp. 516-517, fig. 85.2; Italian Baroque Painting from New York Private Collections, by R.E. Spear, in “The Burlington Magazine”, 122, 1980, pp. 719-720; Painting in Naples from Caravaggio to Giordan, curated by C. Whitfield, J. Martineau, with essays by R. Causa, P. Leone de Castris, E. Schleier, N. Spinosa, exhibition catalogue (Londra, The Royal Academy of Art; Washington, The National Gallery of Art, autunno-inverno 1982-1983), Londra 1982, p. 107, n.2; Nouvelles toiles d’Andrea di Lione, by A. Brejon de Lavergnée, in Saggi vari 1984, pp. 670-672 and 680 note 41; Andrea de Lione e la Natura morta, in Scritti di storia dell’arte 1988, by F. Zeri, p. 206; Pittura del Seicento a Napoli. Da Caravaggio a Massimo Stanzione, by N. Spinosa, Napoli 2010, pp. 217-218, n.102; Andrea de Lione (1610-1685). Pittore e disegnatore tra Roma e Napoli, PhD dissertation (Rome, Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”), by M. Di Penta, Roma 2011, n.48; Andrea de Leone (1610-1685), by M. Di Penta, Roma 2016, pp. 128-129, n. Q.68; Aniello Falcone e i pittori della sua cerchia (1625-1656), by Nicola Spinosa, Milano 2023, p. 145, fig. 75. Andrea De Lione (1610-1685) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period who was active in his native city, Naples, Italy. He was a pupil of Belisario Corenzio (1558-1646?), a Greek-Italian painter active both in Venice and Naples. Andrea de Lione left Naples in 1647 to move to Rome, where between 1648 and 1660 he produced some of his masterpieces. During his stay in Rome, the painter came into contact with artists such as Nicola Poussin (1594-1665), Sébastien Bourdon (1616-1671) and Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-1664). In a landscape, populated by classical ruins, are depicted Venus, the goddess of love, and Adonis, an extremely handsome young man. Venus is attempting to seduce the young man, who is not interested in love but would rather go hunting. “Venus and Adonis” is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare written in 1593 which tells the story depicted in the painting. It’s the story of Venus’ unrequited love.
  • Creator:
    Andrea De Lione (1610 - 1685, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    17th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 40.16 in (102 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    without frame 78 x 102 – with frame 103 x 129 x 6.5 cmPrice: $125,519
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1701216671142

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